Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-13
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News IN General.

CHICAGO. FED Z.-rA18 Row Midway
sesween the seasons Of winter and s1m
aeE SPORTS. and although SIMMER spsEts
vii be welcomed hearfily When their
sssnon arrives, I maF safely say thAs
saw IL any Of the youna peepla Of ths /
city have yes begun 10 show any slRns I
81 firing d i1e skating. toboRRan q
aIeIQhinR parties Last saturday even |
iaa The Drsxel ToboeeAn Club rendered |
4 reception - Mss Fortesous. the
pretty actress noe playing an engage
rnent ct tbs Grand Opera Honse, and
Who upon her arrival week ago de-
dared IN . column inteFsieg that al
thonQh she loved the stage, she loved
toboQenniaQ better. The reception took
piacs az the ciab's slide upon the South
side, and the principal enjoyment ef
the evening & uss needless 30 sag. con-
sisted Of ~ hours jelly toboRganinR By
the eiab members and Miss F9rsescue
ard her c0mpany.
Every one was attiEed IN fun tobog
gan costume. and ths pretty actress de-
elaFod that sue would remember the
evening With the keenesf delight 50 long
a. sue lived. Jasf noe the finest sobog-
gaming Of the season is being enjoyed,
ana Ne one anticipates q final breakup
before March LIST 81 the earliest.
nAsk BAIL.
Kelly has not yet signed with Chicago,
and bis pFuspsots for doing 90 are no
better than when I uFets you last.
aHago goa heard anything fron
Kelly Of laisf " / asked Of President A.
@. 6palaing this morning.
emo, sir: and do net want 10 hear
froz him. an tired Of hearing bis
mama mentioned-in fact am tired Of
everything connected With him. / did
rsesiye Q letter from him about six
weaks ago, telling me IN very plain
words that he would net play baseball in
stances. Now II he means what be says.
! shall simply try @ get along without
him, that II all. OF course, want him
With us, IL be will come 10 play ball ~
be played it last year, but will have no
how mach ability he possesses or what
his reputation IL es ball player. II
Mr.. Kelly wants 20 play ball with Chi
caeo this year, be wants - tell me OF
the fact at very early day. for ] de not
propose 10 fncouvonience my team OF
| ieopardiza its interests one instant upon
MF. Kslly's account"
The Only players Of the Chicago team
Who are showing themselves about town
are Anson and Billy sunday. Both are
putting ID their time az the head Of the
| ball park toboggan slide, and the def
manner In which they take charge Of
tke pretty girls as they seat them upon
the tobogQans and then shoot them of
down the slide would seem TO indicate
long practice in such delicate wsrk.
vas speaking with 80 old admirer Of
the game the other day, whs told me q
good story on Captain Arson, and all
who personally know the big fellow can
appreciate Il the better. ''It was last
spFing." said my informant, while the
team was down at Hot Springs, that
Anson started out after breakfast one
morning for q stroll through the couR
try air. He wandered along the country
highway until be came upon little VII
lage church standing back from the
road, and ss he stood listening TO the
strains Of the organ. IL occurred 10 him
that Il had been many year since be
bad been G good church member, al
though In all other respects be was a
good Christian, II be was ball player.
I'll Just drep in said Arson to himself,
'Gor feel Just IN ths noed to listen 10
a good sermon this morning. Aud as
the thought crossed his mind, the big
FIRST bAsemAn stepped Through the door
way into the church and took q seat.
The preacher was genuine Arkansas
backwoods expoundeK Of the gospel.
Who seemed capable Of making bat Que
point In bis sermon. and that vas the
wiekedness Of humanity and the her
Eible punishment il weuld suffer amidst
the fires Of bell, II il did net reform.
Arson stood it as long - he could, and
then picking up bis lat. started for the
door.
stop there, young mani shouied
the preacher, as be caught sight Of An
sou's retreating figure, Aussn stopped,
aud The preacher looking over the top
Of his spectscles With q frown that
would have frozen anybody else but
Anson 10 the spot. continued: Would
you dellb Fatsly walk out Of here and
down to hell, rather than stay and lis
ten 10 me preachP
samson looked confused for q second.
AZ any man would under the oiFc1m-
stances, bat sooa recovered his self
csmposurc. aud looking the preacher
squArely IN the eye, said Yes, think
/ would, And be vent"
The baseball prophets are beginning
30 teIl how the League elubs are comiaR
out Of the race next season, aud few Of
the Ruesses are alike. ] shall make no
Raesses until she teams report for duty
on the Ist Of March. Then. perhaps,
may venture Q prediction. One thing
may quite surely be depended upon.
hossveF. and that b that the Faoa will
be closer and good deal harder fooght
this year than last.
rHx TuKF.
There areanaay lovers Of the turf re-
siding outside the city OF Chicago Who
annually spend two % three days, or
loneeF. at cur great RAINING race meet
inas 81 Waahtngaon Para, and 10 snch
af thcse Who reside in - the following
chat which / had this morning With
Secretary Brewster relative 10 the con-
Ing meeting. will be Of interest;
1--WE shall have the haest iua Of en-
triss this year that W have had since
the club gave lis fFst meeting" said
be. 'as We shall have fully 157 stables.
amcnQ them the representative stables
Of the c0untry, suzh a. HaQain's,
Browns, CoFriRAn's and BAldwin'a,
represented upon our lists. Tbs total
number Of entries this year viii exceed
these Of any year past. and glance ~
the record Of TAst seasons shows an In
erase frora year 20 year. 81 which any
Eacin0 association may vel feel proud.
In isoS, for instance, we bad . total Of
50 entries; u lSS6 We bad 92zi. and for
the coming season Of 1851 ws have 9T9
One Of the most gratifying evidences Of
"a increase Of iuterest In cur American
Derby h tue wholly unexpected increase
IN the number Of entrtes fer lsSs. The
stakes. With sAe added money, will Be
worth Tits yeax about $4,000 With
III entries fer ISSs The states will be
wofIh between &i5.00 and $ls.e0
Pretty yell wsrth r4eins fer, isn't itf-
@1oa are COS 20 give = too month's